Which to use
“Duft” is a noun and “duo” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,850
- “Duft” frequency rank
- #5,822
- “duo” frequency rank
- 14672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Duft | duo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein angenehmer Geruch, der sich verbreitet oder ausgebracht wird; organische oder chemische Verbindung | zwei |
Letter map: Duft vs duo
Shared letters muted; letters that set Duft and duo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Duft and duo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Duft is anoun and duoanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Duft is recorded at frequency rank #8,850, classified as anoun, pronounced [dʊft]. duo is at rank #5,822, tagged as anum, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14672, this pair ranks #1,949,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Duft vs duo
Shared letters: du. Private to "Duft": ft. Private to "duo": o.
"Duft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duo" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Duft ← dduft · dfut · dufft · duftt · dutf · udft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Duft" for "duo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Duft" or "duo"?
Useful next steps
Pair "Duft" vs "duo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Duft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Duft" and "duo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duch vs Duft". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,949,561 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.